Moderate

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...Lucas, Ottawa, Erie and Lorain Counties. * WHEN...From Thursday morning through Friday evening. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

* WHAT...High risk of rip currents expected. * WHERE...In Ohio, Cuyahoga, Lake and Ashtabula Lakeshore Counties. In Pennsylvania, Northern Erie County. * WHEN...From Thursday morning through late Thursday night. * IMPACTS...Wind and wave action will cause currents on the lakeshore. Swimmers should not enter the water. Currents can carry swimmers away from shore through a sand bar and along structures extending out into the lake. Remain out of the water to avoid hazardous swimming conditions.

At 256 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Bonifay to near Vernon. Movement was northeast at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Vernon, Bonifay, Caryville, Westville, Brock Crossroad, Five Points, Holmes County Airport, Whitehead Crossroads, Hulaw, Poplar Head, Sylvania, and Johnson Crossroads.

At 156 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Sierra Blanca, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Areas of blowing dust may result in low visibility. Locations impacted include... Sierra Blanca and Sunset Ranches. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 357 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles northwest of La Grange to near Valley Station. Movement was east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Louisville, Jeffersonville, Jeffersontown, St. Matthews, Lyndon, La Grange, Middletown, Douglass Hills, Prospect, and Hurstbourne.

At 359 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was over Greenville, moving southeast at 5 mph. HAZARD...Up to 40 mph wind, pea sized hail and frequent cloud to ground lightning. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect minor damage to tree limbs and blowing around of light, unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Greenville, Woodbury, Harris City, and Imlac. People outdoors should seek shelter immediately. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

At 409 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southwest of Kissimmee Prairie Preserve, or 12 miles northwest of Basinger, moving southeast at 5 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northwestern Okeechobee County. If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

At 217 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 12 miles south of Swan Lake to near Kerr, or extending from 13 miles east of Polson to 7 miles southwest of Polson, moving southeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph and half inch size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include...

At 317 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Farmhaven, or 12 miles east of Canton, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Camden around 325 PM CDT. Cameron and Thomastown around 335 PM CDT. Newport around 340 PM CDT. Sallis and Mcadams around 355 PM CDT.

At 225 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Richland, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Jackson, Pearl, and Flowood around 230 PM CDT. Ridgeland and Brandon around 235 PM CDT. Madison around 240 PM CDT.